Buffalo Bulls vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 2/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022

Location: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN3

The Central Michigan Chippewas (4-13) host the Buffalo Bulls (10-8) at McGuirk Arena on Saturday.

The Buffalo Bulls played Ohio and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-53 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 12 while Ohio finished the game with 8 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 27 attempts from 3-point land. Ohio shot 70.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 10 attempts. Furthermore, Ohio collected 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Ohio totaled 8 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, Buffalo allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the floor on 29 of 66 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the matchup as well as creating 7 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled 36 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 6 of 6 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. Buffalo finished the contest with a 38.2% FG percentage (21 out of 55) and buried 5 of their 21 3-point shots.

David Skogman is someone who came through for the matchup. He was able to score 11 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and also snagged 6 boards. He finished the game at 44.4% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Buffalo will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 10-8 this year. They average 78.7 pts per game (31st in the country) while shooting 44.8% from the field. The Bulls are connecting on 32.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (156 of 475) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Buffalo is pulling in 41.5 rebounds per contest and has racked up 261 dimes on the campaign, which is 220th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.6 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They surrender 30.7% on three-point shots while they are 275th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.5). The Bulls defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.3% (476 of 1,124) and they concede 35.4 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 29th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 200 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Central Michigan Chippewas got the victory with a final of 78-74 when they played Bowling Green. The Chippewas were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 26 in this game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. Bowling Green was called for 21 fouls for this contest which got the Chippewas to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 72.7%. In terms of three-point shots, Central Michigan made 10 of their 26 attempts (38.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Chippewas ended up shooting 26 for 57 from the field which had them at 45.6%. The Chippewas permitted Bowling Green to bury 28 of 63 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 44.4% for the contest. They went 40.0% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 25 and finished the contest at 8 out of 16 at the charity stripe (50.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, Central Michigan allowed Bowling Green to snag 39 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Kevin Miller ended up being important for the Chippewas in the matchup. He had 21 points in his 38 mins of playing time and earned 12 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 10 of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 62.5%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Central Michigan has a win-loss mark of 4-13 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Chippewas are hitting on 40.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 322nd in college hoops. Central Michigan has scored 1,107 pts for the season (65.1 per game) and they average 31.6 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 11.6 times per contest (293rd in D-1) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. The Chippewas commit 20.6 fouls per game and they shoot 66.4% from the free throw line.

The Central Michigan defense gives up 35.0% on shots from distance (144 of 411) and opponents are converting on 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.4 dimes and 38.8 total rebounds per game, which is 305th and 343rd in college hoops. The Chippewas on defense are ranked 355th in college basketball in points given up per game with 80.7. They are forcing their opponents into 11.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the floor (348th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Buffalo

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